Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-13
XXTH LEGISLATURE.
The 81 AR,e Passes the Bill Granting
SalvestOn the Power TO Levy
Taxes for Sea Walls.
The Rouse Creates Several New Counties
nnd Discusses n Bill to APPOINT
Revenue Collectors.
THE SENATE.

AUSTIN. TEX, March l2.-Senator
Jarvis repol ted for the finance committee
upfayorably the bill for TIE relief of J. D.
Melton aud others.
Senator Houston, for the cOmmitteeIof
internal improvements, reported favor
ably House bill TO coEpeI railroad COM
panIcs to provide dUuhIe-deck cars tor
the shipment Of sheep, etc.
SepatOT Camp, for the committee on
state AFFAIRS, reported favOraDly House
dill to authorize cities and towns TO levy
taxes for public works and TO validate
certain bonds issued for such purposes.
FnyCTably to establish the county OF
Willie.
Senator Stinson introduced a resolu-
ton calling attention TO a wrong indOTse-
meut Oh the reformstory bill! and request
ing its return from the House for cor
YeCti0n.
The vote passing the House bill exempt
lag certain counties from the stock in
spection Lew was reconsidered and anoth-
er county added to the list of exempted
counties end the Dill again passed.
Senate bill relating to the oath admin
istered By tax assessors when assessing
erty owners to swear that the valuation
IS lust sud reesOns bic, was eDgTOSsed with
81 amendment striking cut "reaS0nRble'
and inserting true"
Senete bin 20 provide for the construc-
ton G. i State Orphan Asylum was called
~ ty Senator Bell. Senator Stinson
moved to strike out the clause providing
that the asylum sh4n be located within
lve miles OF Austin. Adopted and the
bill eugr0Ssed.
Senate DILL amending the local option
law passed.
Senator Claiborne called up his bill to
amend the charter of Galveston SO as TO
autaorize tue levy of 8 tax AID issuance
of bends by the city to construct SEQ walls
ami bTes kwateTS, and it was passed.
Senate Joint resolution amending the
constitution so SIS TO exempt manufaCt0-
Yies for tea years, was called up.
Senator Calhoun moved TO strike out
"teu" and insert five years" Lost.
An emeudment by Senator Calhoun pro-
.iding toet The manufacturer must have
exceeding $50 eco invested, was adopted
and the resolution engTOsSed.
The House bill to provide 3 uniform
system Of text books WAS called up with
q resolution by the committee.
Senator Woods moved the adoption Of
the substitute. Carried.
Senator Woods moved to strike out the
section to authorize the establishing and
maintaining OF text books libraries.
Senator SdnsOn moved that the bill and
amendments be laid upon the table.
Lost-yeas, IL nays, -
The amendment by Senator Woods was
ktheu lost
Il ator Harrison moved to strike out
be section permitting the reading of the
sble in free schools eS ne believed il was
Rngerous thing. He thought it ought
prohibited being read 10 the schools
Lost.
Senators Abegcrombie, Bell, Bur
Camp, Harrison, Knittle, Mcdonald,
ys-Senators Allen, Armistead, Bar
Calhoun, Claiborne, Davis, Doug
Of Grayson county, Frank, Garrison,
hst0D. Jarvis, Macmsnus, Simkins,
1cSnSon, Woodward.
Absznt-Senator5 Douglass of lefer-
son county, Field, Glasscock, Gregg,
Lane, Pope, Terr~L, Upshaw.
The Senate refused 10 engross the bill.
Ayes, {; nays, l6.
The Pre- Ideot, pursuant to resolu-
ton, appointed Senators Houston, Bur
geS ana Terrell 10 draft suitable TesOlu-
lions 10 me mem y Of the late Senator
E r. Hale and SENATOR George Pfeufer,
and set next Saturday as The day for
memorial services.
Adjourned until : 0 clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senator Claiborne introduced 3 rGsolu-
tIon 10 contlue speeches to five minutes
time. LAID over under the rules.
House bill to restore the civil jurlsdic-
s. lion of the County c0ult IF BOsQue county
passed.
House bill TO prevent the detention OF
railroad trains by force: threats or intimi-
, dAtiOn Of engineers or other train men,
and liking the punishment for the same,
passed 10 third reading.
Substitute House bill TO change the
time of holding courte in the Second udi-
cial district passed.
Substitute House Gill amending the
. charter OF the city Of Galveston passed
with amendments.
House bill changing The time of holding
courts IN Navarro county passed 10 q
third reading.
House bill to validate the purchase of
lsn6 in LsSalle county by Pierce John
son, passed.
The Senate refused 20 TeCede from the
amendments to the bill to require rail
roads to promptly sec.1e with their en-
pl0yes and il went to the conference COM
mittee.
House Hii TO dispense with iuries OF
INQUEST passed to third reading,
House bin TO authorize cities and towns
TO levy tax tor the construction or pur-
chase of buildings or pubic works was
pos 'poned unit Monday.
Senator Hay-isOu .troduceG bill to
require an election 10 iii GN vacancies In
,city offices.
House bill casngIng tine Of holding
courts il the Ta.stv-eighth Judicial dis
-tricc passed
Substitute Hoase bill to prevent the
gift, leaning or selling Of pistcL TO 4
cmiror was BILLED.
Hcuse h,u increasing the salaries Of
state prison chspi1.Ea passed 10 Ja!rd
lresdilg
House biz to compel railroads TO
promptly transport passengers AID
freight passed TO third reading.
House nil pr ,hibitlGg saloons to be
ke2: open on e.sctian day or 10 sell c.
give away liquor on that day passed tC
thisd reading with amendments.
Rouse Bill 30 compel Comfy officers &c
make hneEcisl reports promptly TO The,
county commissioners passed 10 third
reading.
House bin to Peovide the order in
which defendants charged with the same
crime n2ey be tried passed TO laird read
ing.
House bill amending the law relative to
property excerpt from forced sale SO as
I'd extend the exemptions to fuel and one
bale of cotton wss taken up.
Senator Davis moved To strike 0Et the